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Exiting the European Union

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2018-10-08

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<p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. Our no deal preparations
will ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality. Extensive preparations
have been underway for over two years and these are continuing.</p><p>We have passed
critical legislation, signed international agreements, recruited additional staff
and guaranteed certain EU funding in a no deal scenario. Border Force is recruiting
c.600 additional Border Force officers and HMRC have already hired over 2,300 extra
staff for Brexit, including additional operational staff, like customs inspectors.</p><p>In
September 2018, and again in December and February, HMRC sent letters to the 145,000
VAT registered businesses who currently trade with the EU advising them what action
they need to take on customs in the event of no deal.</p><p>We have also published
and updated 106 specific technical notices to help businesses, citizens and consumers
prepare for a no-deal scenario.</p><p> </p>

<p>The Secretary of State has spoken to both Scottish and Welsh government Ministers
twice since his reappointment and I know he looks forward to attending the Joint Ministerial
Committee on EU Negotiations later this month.</p><p>I have written to my counterparts
in the Scottish and Welsh governments, the Welsh Brexit Minister and the Minister
for Parliamentary Business and Veterans in the Scottish Government, and look forward
to meeting with them soon.</p>

<p>We continue to have regular conversations with ministerial colleagues across Government
on all aspects of exiting the European Union.</p><p>The Government has been clear
that it will not weaken our current environmental protections as we leave the European
Union and will maintain and enhance our already high environmental standards.</p><p>As
part of this we will set up a new, ambitious domestic framework for environmental
governance.</p><p> </p>

<p>I welcome the report by the Alternative Arrangements Commission co-chaired by my
Right Honourable Friend and I thank him for his continued engagement.</p><p>We have
considered it alongside input from technical experts and businesses to inform our
approach to removing the backstop and avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland in
the context of negotiations on the future agreement between the UK and the EU.</p>

<p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union spoke with the Cabinet Secretary
for Government Business and Constitutional Relations in the Scottish Government within
the first few days of his reappointment.</p><p>The Secretary of State looks forward
to seeing him next at the Joint Ministerial Committee on European Union Negotiations
later this month.</p><p>I have written to my counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh
governments and look forward to meeting with them soon.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with which EU member
states the UK has concluded a reciprocal agreement on the right of each other's citizens
to (a) vote and (b) stand as candidates in local elections after the UK leaves the
EU; and with which EU member states are discussions ongoing.

<p>The UK has approached all EU Member States to offer bilateral agreements which
protect the right to vote and stand in local elections for UK Nationals in the EU,
and EU citizens in the UK after exit day.</p><p>We have reached agreements with Spain,
Portugal and Luxembourg to secure the right for UK nationals in EU member states and
EU citizens in the UK to vote and stand as candidates in local elections. This is
a positive step and we hope this will encourage similar agreements with other Member
States.</p><p> </p>

<p>The Government’s policy is that Article 50 will not be extended. We will be leaving
the EU on 29 March 2019 and are negotiating to that timeline. We are confident of
reaching a deal which is in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the
publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future
relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, and Draft Agreement
on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from
the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, on what matters the Court
of Justice of the European Union will exercise (a) jurisdiction, (b) binding judgements
and (c) judgements that influence the UK after 29 March 2019.

<p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
of the European Union (CJEU) will end as we leave the EU.</p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement
ensures that the UK’s membership of the EU is wound down in an orderly way. It establishes
a time-limited implementation period that provides a bridge to the future relationship,
allowing businesses to continue trading as now until the end of 2020. As the implementation
period is designed to ensure continuity and certainty for citizens and businesses,
EU institutions, including the CJEU, will retain their current functions in respect
of the UK.</p><p>After the implementation period, the CJEU will have jurisdiction,
and the Commission will be able to bring infraction proceedings, only within the limited
terms defined in the Withdrawal Agreement, which relate to the UK’s time as a Member
State, the application of the implementation period, or the winding down of the application
of EU law. Beyond that, UK courts will no longer be able to refer questions to the
CJEU, other than for a time-limited period on the important matter of citizens rights
and on very specific aspects of our exit from the EU budget. Disputes between the
UK and the EU will not be resolved by the CJEU, but by a Joint Committee of the parties
and an independent arbitration panel. The CJEU’s role will be strictly limited to
the interpretation of EU law, consistent with the principle that the court of one
party cannot determine disputes between the two.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, were the
backstop to come into effect, the CJEU’s role would be strictly limited to interpreting
and enforcing those small number of areas in which EU law would apply. However, as
the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not
want or expect the backstop to be needed - and even if it were ever to come into effect,
it would be strictly temporary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> <p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the
publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future
relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and the Draft Agreement
on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from
the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, what future (a) legislation,
(b) directives, (c) rules and (d) other instructions the EU plans to introduce which
will have an effect on the UK from 29 March 2019.

<p>During the time-limited implementation period, common rules will remain in place
with EU law continuing to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal
Agreement.</p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed
by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political
Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant
areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p>Were the backstop
to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern
Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal
Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect
the backstop to be needed - and even if it ever were ever to come into effect, it
would be strictly temporary.</p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes
upcoming EU legislation, this is publicly available online: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html"
target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a>.</p>